crawl space
noun
: a shallow unfinished space beneath the first floor or under the roof of a building especially for access to plumbing or wiring
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The Silverthorne castle is built by hand, using sprayed and dripped water to form towering blue pillars, tunnels, fountains, crawl spaces, and ice slides.
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Spencer Wilson, CBS News, 22 Dec. 2025
After months of trouble with a bear entering the crawl space underneath his house, Altadena resident Kenneth Johnson enlisted the help of the California Department of Fish and Wildlife to catch the bear and remove it from his home, per CBS News Los Angeles.
—Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 19 Dec. 2025
Insulate basements and crawl spaces, and exposed pipes.
—Brendel Clark, Freep.com, 16 Dec. 2025
Cold spells can cause unprotected pipes to freeze or burst, especially in attics, crawl spaces or along exterior walls.
—Hayleigh Evans, AZCentral.com, 4 Dec. 2025
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Spencer Wilson, CBS News, 22 Dec. 2025
After months of trouble with a bear entering the crawl space underneath his house, Altadena resident Kenneth Johnson enlisted the help of the California Department of Fish and Wildlife to catch the bear and remove it from his home, per CBS News Los Angeles.
—Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 19 Dec. 2025
Insulate basements and crawl spaces, and exposed pipes.
—Brendel Clark, Freep.com, 16 Dec. 2025
Cold spells can cause unprotected pipes to freeze or burst, especially in attics, crawl spaces or along exterior walls.
—Hayleigh Evans, AZCentral.com, 4 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for crawl space
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“Crawl space.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crawl%20space. Accessed 31 Dec. 2025.
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